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Gmina Buczkowice is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Bielsko County,
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital.
Despite the Silesian V ...
, in southern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Buczkowice, which lies approximately south of
Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...
and south of the regional capital
Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 11,196.
Villages
Gmina Buczkowice contains the villages and settlements of
Buczkowice,
Godziszka,
Kalna and
Rybarzowice.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Buczkowice is bordered by the town of
Szczyrk and by the gminas of
Lipowa,
Łodygowice and
Wilkowice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Buczkowice is
twinned with:
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Dobrá, Czech Republic
References
{{Bielsko County
Buczkowice
Bielsko County